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CCIVITAVECCHIA

PORT OF ROME

Distance from FCO airport 60 KM

Civitavecchia is today a major cruise and ferry port, the main starting point for sea connection from , it is located 80 kilometers west-north-west of Rome. The harbor is formed by two moles and a breakwater.

Main port of Rome is very big,and there are ferry boat to connect to
Sardegna,Naples,Sicily,Barcellona( Spain).

2 Cruise Terminals

Carnival-Costa-MSC-Royal Caribbean-Holland America-Oceania-Seabourn-Celebrity Star Clippers-Norwegian-Cunard-Princess-Silversea

It's very busy in the month of August
when all the Italians take holly days

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Population :52.185

Country:Lazio

Post Code :0053

Phone Code:0766

Coordinates 42.06 N 11.48 E

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History

The modern city was built over a pre-existing Etruscan settlement.

The harbor was constructed by the Emperor Trajan at the beginning of the 2nd century . The first occurrence of the name Centum Cellae is from a letter by Pliny the Younger (AD 107). The origin of the name is disputed: it has been suggested that it could refer to the centum ("hundred") halls of the villa of the emperor.

In the high Middle Ages , Centumcellae was a Byzantine stronghold. Captured by the Saracens in 828, it was later acquired by the Papal States .

The place became a free port under Pope Innocent XII in 1696. The main port of Rome in modern era, it was occupied by the French in 1849. On April 16 , 1859 the Rome and Civitavecchia Rail Road was opened for service. The Papal troops opened the gates of the fortress to the Italian general Nino Bixio in 1870.

During World War II , Civitavecchia was severely damaged by Allied bombings, which caused several civilian casualties.

Main Sights

• The massive Forte Michelangelo (" Michelangelo 's fort") was first commissioned from Bramante by Pope Julius II , to defend the port of Rome, and was completed in 1535 by Giuliano Leno and Antonio da Sangallo the Younger , under Paul III . The upper part of the "maschio" tower, however, was designed by Michelangelo, whose name is generally applied to the fortress. The edifice, measuring 100 x 82 m, has four towers with a diameter of 21 m. The main tower, of octagonal shape, has sides of 12 m. The walls have an impressive thickness of 6-7.6 m. The fortress was built over an ancient Roman construction, probably the barracks of the classiarii ("mariners") of the Imperial Fleet.
• The Rocca ("castle"), re-built in the late 15th century by Pope Sixtus V . A Palazzo Apostolico was added by Pius IV in the 16th century.
• The cathedral of San Francesco d'Assisi was built by the Franciscans over a pre-existing small church built from 1610. The current edifice, with Baroque -Neoclassical lines, was erected in the eighteenth century.
• North of the city at Ficoncella are the Terme Taurine baths frequented by Romans and still popular with the Civitavecchiesi. The modern name stems from the fig plants among the various pools.
• Next to the town is the location of the cruise ship docks that service all of the Rome area. All major cruise lines start and end their cruises at this location, and many others stop for shore excursion days that allow guests to see Rome and Vatican sights, which are about 90 minutes away.
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• Civitavecchia Train Station
• Train station is on the coast 1 km from the port
• Train Time to Rome
• Every hour from 06.am to 21.00
• Time ride1 hour 30 minutes
• Price ticket from 5 Euro
• Rome (Intercity, Eurostar City, Intercity Notte e Regionali)
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No direct trains from Civitavecchia to the Airport FCO CIA go first in to Rome

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Main Sign Roads to from Civitavecchia

Hi-way Autostrada

Strade Statali

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City photo

Teatro Traiano

Statua Garibaldi

Forte Michelangelo